[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 86 (Thursday, May 3, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 22270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11112]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY


Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency 
Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants; 
Draft Addenda to NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Revision 1,

AGENCIES: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Federal Emergency Management 
Agency.

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have issued for public comment the 
Draft Addenda to NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1, ``Criteria for 
Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and 
Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants.'' This NUREG is the 
basic emergency planning guidance document for radiological emergency 
planning and preparedness for commercial nuclear power plants and is 
used by licensees and by State and local government emergency response 
agencies to develop and maintain radiological emergency plans for 
nuclear power plants.

DATE: The comment period ends August 1, 2001, of this Federal Register 
notice.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to: Chief, Rules and Directives 
Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    Hand-deliver comments to 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 
between 7:15 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Federal workdays.
    Those considering public comment may request a free single copy of 
the Draft Addenda to NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1, by writing to: 
Reproduction and Distribution Services Section, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001, or E-mail: [email protected], or Facsimilie: (301) 415-
2289.
    The Draft Addenda to NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1, also is 
available electronically by visiting NRC's Home Page (http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/NUREGS/SR0654/R1addenda/index.html) or FEMA's Home Page 
(http://www.fema.gov/pte/rep/).
    A copy of the Draft Addenda to NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1, is 
available for inspection and copying for a fee in the NRC Public 
Document Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, Room O1F21.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Halvey Gibson, Chief, Emergency 
Preparedness and Health Physics Section, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, Telephone (301) 415-2910; electronic mail address: [email protected] or 
Vanessa E. Quinn, Chief, Radiological Emergency Preparedness Branch, 
Preparedness, Training, and Exercises Directorate, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472, telephone (202) 646-3664; 
electronic mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces the availability of 
and request for comment on the Draft Addenda to NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, 
Rev. 1, ``Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological 
Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power 
Plants.'' NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1, was issued in November 1980 
and is the basic emergency planning guidance document for radiological 
emergency planning and preparedness for commercial nuclear power 
plants.
    NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1, is used by licensees and by State 
and local government emergency response agencies to develop and 
maintain radiological emergency plans for nuclear power plants. NUREG-
0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1, is also used by staff of the NRC and FEMA to 
review, respectively, licensee and State and local government 
radiological emergency plans and preparedness, and to make findings and 
determinations regarding the adequacy of these plans. As part of FEMA's 
strategic review of its radiological emergency preparedness program, 
FEMA and NRC staff determined that it was not necessary to revise 
NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1, but that to enhance its usefulness, the 
outdated citations in the document should be replaced with updated 
citations through means of an addenda. An initial version of the 
addenda was posted on the FEMA web site and provided to the member 
agencies of the Federal Radiological Preparedness Coordinating 
Committee for comment.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day of March 2001.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Glenn M. Tracy,
Chief, Operator Licensing, Human Performance, and Plant Support Branch, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission.
    For the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Russell Salter,
Director, Chemical and Radiological Preparedness Division, 
Preparedness, Training and Exercises Directorate, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 01-11112 Filed 5-2-01; 8:45 am]
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